Sausage Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. pork sausage
1 stalk celery
1 c. raw rice
1 1/2 pkg. dry chicken noodle soup mix
1/2 bell pepper
1 medium onion
4 1/2 c. water
1/2 c. chopped almonds (optional)

Preparation

Saute sausage scrambling until brown.
Remove to casserole dish.
Pour off all but 1 1/2 tablespoons of drippings.
Saute celery, pepper and onion in drippings until tender (not brown). Mix rice and chicken noodle mix with 4 1/2 cups water.
Boil 20 minutes.
Stir to keep from sticking.
Mix with sausage seasoning. Sprinkle almonds on top and bake 20 minutes on 325\u00b0.